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“We recently advertised a new post for an Activities Coordinator. One of our residents, Bella Watkins was asked if she would like to sit on the interview panel, she was delighted to...
I saw my Aunt’s frown disappear! Around five years after my aunt was diagnosed with dementia, I gave the social worker the go-ahead to look for a care home, he told me...
We are proud to offer a home that strengthens the cultural identity of residents, relatives and staff. We found that simply greeting someone or understanding an expression of discomfort in Welsh can...
We have been looking at different ways that we can improve our care home and our relationships with our residents – we are always asking ourselves: ‘how can we put more effort...
“I’m the Chief Operating Officer of The Fed– a social care charity which runs many community projects for people of all ages and large residential and nursing home for older people. We...
“As I’ve been going through the My Home Life Leadership Support programme, I’ve been looking at how we can be doing more to share decision making in our care home. We’ve already...
A manager shares plans for a really special event commemorating residents’ memories of the war, and the war experiences of them and and their families – with a theme of forgiveness....
Gillian is the manager of a small residential care home with 20 residents in Edinburgh. My story to share is about something we call ‘Funday Friday’. One day a month, one...
If you haven’t had a chance to think about Care Home Open Day (Friday 19th June) yet, some managers from across the country have shared their ideas (little and large) for great...
Susan Yates is the manager at Dial House in Bedford, a family-run nursing home for 50 residents. Since I finished the My Home Life programme in 2012, the group of managers I...
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